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About Us: CIPS (Canadian Information Processing Society) is a national federation of CIPS Provincial Societies who certify IT professionals in Canada and abroad. Since 1958 CIPS has helped advance Canada’s IT profession by fostering standards, best practices, and integrity for the benefit of IT professionals and the public interest. As “Canada’s Association of Information Technology Professionals” we represent thousands of members across the country.

IT Community Forum
The CIPS IT Community Forum allows CIPS members to participate in a variety of discussion, network, and share knowledge and resources with members across Canada and around the world!
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- CIPS Member Blog: “From Gatekeeper to Enabler: How Cloud, Agile, and AI are Revolutionizing IT Change Management”

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Are you currently a student in a University or College IT program? If so you can currently join CIPS for FREE and take advantage of CIPS member benefits!
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